Category Archives: Local News
Health Department/PPD lays out Halloween guidelines
PEORIA, Ill. -- Halloween will definitely look different this year due to COVID-19. Following guidance from the Illinois Department of Public Health, Peoria City/County Health Department Administrator...
Oct 4, 2020 (mwc Flickr)
State COVID roundup 10/3: Illinois surpasses 300K cases
SPRINGFIELD, Ill. (AP) - Illinois has topped 300,000 confirmed coronavirus infections since the pandemic hit the state about seven months ago. The Illinois Department of Public Health said Saturday it...
Oct 4, 2020 Midwest Communications
Doctor: Trump improving, but not 'out of the woods' yet
BETHESDA, Md. (AP) - President Donald Trump went through a "very concerning" period Friday and faces a "critical" next two days in his fight against COVID-19 at a military hospital, his chief of staff...
Oct 4, 2020 In this image released by the White House, President Donald Trump works in the Presidential Suite at Walter Reed National Military Medical Center in Bethesda, Md. Saturday, Oct. 3, 2020, after testing positive for COVID-19. (Joyce N. Boghosian/The White House via AP)
Patriots-Chiefs PPD after Newton COVID positive
FOXBOROUGH, Mass. (AP) - The New England Patriots-Kansas City Chiefs game will not be played Sunday as scheduled, marking the second National Football League game this week to be postponed. New Englan...
Oct 3, 2020 Midwest Communications
Bob Gibson, Hall of Fame ace for Cardinals, dies at 84
(AP) -- Hall of Famer Bob Gibson, the dominating St. Louis Cardinals pitcher who won a record seven consecutive World Series starts and set a modern standard for excellence when he finished the 1968 s...
Oct 3, 2020 AP Photo, File
Peoria County Board of Elections Executive Director warns of interfering with other voters
PEORIA, Ill. -- With election season in full-swing, Peoria County Board of Elections Executive Director Thomas Bride is making sure area residents are aware of rules when it comes to voting on Electio...
Oct 2, 2020 Dalton Kemper/1470 & 100.3 WMBD
PPD searching for driver in hit-and-run that left an 11-year-old injured
PEORIA, Ill. -- Peoria Police are asking for the public's help in locating a suspect vehicle after a hit-and-run collision that left a boy seriously injured. The 11-year-old, AJ Gallion, according to ...
Oct 2, 2020
Bradley University relaxes some COVID-19 restrictions
PEORIA, Ill. -- Thanks to good work over the last couple of weeks to help mitigate the spread of the coronavirus, Bradley University says they are comfortable with altering some of the campus restrict...
Oct 2, 2020 MWC-Bradley Campus 2020
State COVID roundup 10/2: 72k get tested
SPRINGFIELD, Ill. -- 2,206 people throughout Illinois between Thursday and Friday found out they had COVID-19. 47 deaths were reported during that time to Illinois Department of Public Health. 72,691 ...
Oct 2, 2020 Midwest Communications
Local COVID roundup 10/2: four fatalities
PEORIA, Ill. -- Four people in Woodford and Tazewell Counties passed away between Thursday and Friday from coronavirus complications. In Woodford County, a female in her 70s with comorbidities succumb...
Oct 2, 2020 Midwest Communications
